Mark Halperin Grills Ted Cruz on Just How Cuban He Really Is

HALPERIN I want to ░░░░░░░░ to talk a little ░░░░░░░░ more about your Cuban ░░░░░░░░ and ask you in ░░░░░░░░ following categories whether you ░░░░░░░░ an affinity for or ░░░░░░░░ to anything part of ░░░░░░░░ Cuban past Do have ░░░░░░░░ favorite Cuban food Cuban ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ I grew up ░░░░░░░░ Cuban food all the ░░░░░░░░ My grandparents HALPERIN What ░░░░░░░░ your favorite dish CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ know picadillo I grew ░░░░░░░░ eating all the time ░░░░░░░░ had plantains we had ░░░░░░░░ and rice For Christmas ░░░░░░░░ would roast a whole ░░░░░░░░ a lot of years ░░░░░░░░ Christmas Eve My grandparents ░░░░░░░░ abuelo and abuela they ░░░░░░░░ not speaking English And ░░░░░░░░ abuela was an incredible ░░░░░░░░ HALPERIN All right Do ░░░░░░░░ like Cuban music Do ░░░░░░░░ have a favorite Cuban ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ In that I ░░░░░░░░ to admit I am ░░░░░░░░ more of a Texan ░░░░░░░░ tend to listen to ░░░░░░░░ music more than Cuban ░░░░░░░░ HALPERIN All right And ░░░░░░░░ on the political front ░░░░░░░░ what is your aspiration ░░░░░░░░ the Republican presidential nominee ░░░░░░░░ 2016 What percentage of ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic vote Latino vote ░░░░░░░░ you think the party ░░░░░░░░ get CRUZ Look Ideally ░░░░░░░░ think the Republican party ░░░░░░░░ be winning a majority ░░░░░░░░ the Hispanic vote We ░░░░░░░░ t historically been able ░░░░░░░░ do that but if ░░░░░░░░ look at who has ░░░░░░░░ hurt under the Obama ░░░░░░░░ the Hispanic community has ░░░░░░░░ hammered It is far ░░░░░░░░ off The rich are ░░░░░░░░ great under the Obama ░░░░░░░░ But the most vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ people Hispanics African Americans ░░░░░░░░ moms their lives have ░░░░░░░░ harder and harder And ░░░░░░░░ intend to campaign in ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic community across this ░░░░░░░░ on expanding jobs and ░░░░░░░░ and opportunity for everyone ░░░░░░░░ achieve the American dream ░░░░░░░░ I also intend to ░░░░░░░░ vigorously on school choice ░░░░░░░░ I think is the ░░░░░░░░ rights issue of the ░░░░░░░░ century that every child ░░░░░░░░ of race ethnicity wealth ░░░░░░░░ zip code deserves an ░░░░░░░░ to receive an excellent ░░░░░░░░ HALPERIN All right Finally ░░░░░░░░ want to give you ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to directly welcome ░░░░░░░░ colleague Senator Sanders to ░░░░░░░░ race and I would ░░░░░░░░ you to do it ░░░░░░░░ you would on Espanol ░░░░░░░░ I am going to ░░░░░░░░ with English but I ░░░░░░░░ the invitation Senor Laughter ░░░░░░░░ All right Senator Ted ░░░░░░░░ on a busy day ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill we appreciate ░░░░░░░░ spending some time with ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Take care HALPERIN ░░░░░░░░ you, senator.”